EMT classes to be offered by OJC this spring

Otero Junior College will be offering two Emergency Medical Services certificate programs during spring semester: EMT and EMT Intermediate. Successful completion of the two programs’ requirements will entitle the graduate to submit an application to the National Registry for Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) for EMT or EMT Intermediate certification.

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LA Junta Tribune - La Junta, CO

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Posted Dec. 11, 2012 at 9:00 PM

Posted Dec. 11, 2012 at 9:00 PM

Otero Junior College will be offering two Emergency Medical Services certificate programs during spring semester: EMT and EMT Intermediate. Successful completion of the two programs’ requirements will entitle the graduate to submit an application to the National Registry for Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) for EMT or EMT Intermediate certification.

The EMT program will include four classes that will be held in specific segments during the semester. The EMT program will be held Monday and Thursday evenings from 6 p.m. to 9:50 p.m. at OJC. EMT Fundamentals (EMS 121) will be held Jan. 14 through Feb. 18 and EMT Medical Emergencies (EMS 122) will be held Feb. 21 through April 11, 2013.

Other courses that are required for the EMT program will include EMT Trauma Emergencies (EMS 123) and EMT Basic Clinical (EMS 170). The start date for that program is Jan. 14, 2013. Instructors for the course include Larry Reeves, Josh Fief and Christian Weber.

The EMS Intermediate program will consist of four courses over two semesters. The program will be held Monday and Thursday evenings from 6 p.m. to 9:50 p.m. at the Ordway Fire EMS Station. Start date is Jan. 14, 2013, and end date is Aug. 10, 2013. Courses offered for this program will include EMT Intermediate I (EMS 203); EMT Intermediate II (EMS 205); Clinical Rotations (EMS 270) and EMS Intermediate Internship (EMS 282).

The start date for the EMS Intermediate program is Jan. 14, 2013, at the Ordway Fire EMS Station. Instructors for the program include Larry Reeves and Mario Rodriguez.

Spring Semester begins the week of Jan. 14, 2013. To accommodate students registering for spring semester, the OJC Student Services Center will be open for the next two weeks from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays. The campus will be closed from Dec. 24, 2012 through Jan. 1, 2013. All campus offices will be open again on Jan. 2, 2013.